Prof: Zhu Weimo:What is Taichi exercising for?! Aerobic capacity, Qi or something else?

Описание: Topic: What is Taichi exercising for?! Aerobic capacity, balance, mind, Qi or something else?
Abstract: Taijiquan or Taichi, a Chinese body-mind exercise, is getting popular around the world now. Research studies have verified that Taichi is an excellent exercise for health care, prevention and treatment of diseases. The movement characteristics of Taichi include smooth, light and flexible, loose and soft, slow and even, orderly opening and closing, combining hardness and softness with moving like "flowing clouds and flowing water, continuous and continuous". This movement is natural and elegant, and you can experience the rhythm of music for yourself. In the high-level enjoyment, the disease will disappear and the body and mind will be healthy. Yet, there is currently a lack of solid scientific research to understand what exactly that Taichi is working for. Many fundamental scientific questions remain unanswered, such as:
• What is the difference in survival rate/survival period between patients who practice Taichi and those who do not?
• To what extent does Taichi practice and not practice Taichi affect the quality of life of normal people/patients?
• Why does Taichi sometimes have amazing effects on some patients, but not on others?
• What factors interact with Taichi?
• Where is the mechanism of Taichi?
• What is the optimal length of Taichi exercise? What is the best combination of various singles?
• What is the scientific basis for many specific requirements in Taichi training, such as the requirement of "sinking Qi into Dantian"?
• What are the main physical, psychological and social factors for long-term Taichi exercise?
This study and presentation aims to explore how to answer the above questions by reviewing the half century of the journey that aerobic capacity became a clinical vital sign.

Bio: An internationally known scholar in Kinesmetrics (Measurement and Evaluation in Kinesiology), Dr. Zhu’s primary research interests are in the study and application of new measurement theories and statistical methods to the field of Kinesiology, especially in youth physical fitness, body-mind exercises, physical activity/inactivity and public health and exercise prescription. He has published more than 100 SCI/SSCI journal articles and his research was well supported by external grants, including NIH and RWJF. He was the editor-in-chief of the Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport and the associate editors of Journal of Physical Activity and Health and Frontiers in Physiology. He is an active fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology, American College of Sports Medicine, and Research Consortium of SHAPE America. He has served on the FITNESSGRAM Advisory Committee since 2002. Dr. Zhu received the “Measurement and Evaluation Lifetime Achievement Award”, the highest award in Kinesmetrics, from SHAPE America in 2020.